How to Say ‘That does / That is good for’ in German
Das tut
dahs toot
[dahs toot]
💬 Usage Tip: In [Das tut dem Körper gut], [gut tun] means [to be good for], not literally [do good]. You can reuse it with other things: [Kaffee tut mir nicht gut].
Phrase Breakdown
Das
[dahs]
that
A demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or sometimes 'this' depending on context.
Das hilft mir jeden Tag.
That helps me every day.
tut
[toot]
does / puts
From 'tun'; here it is part of the phrase 'Das tut ... gut' meaning something is good for someone or something.
Sport tut vielen Menschen gut.
Exercise does many people good.
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